Do I have to declare less than $10,000 in cash to US customs when coming back from vacation?
I'm confused after reading this article: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/much-money-can-bring-united-states-100169.html
In the first paragraph, it states: "You may bring up to $10,000 in currency, coin and certain monetary instruments without reporting it to customs."
But later on, it states: "You must report all coins, including gold coins, and currency from the United States and other countries.", which would seem to indicate that you must report any cash amount, even below $10,000.
By reporting, I'm talking about the form you have to fill for customs.
Best Answer
It would plainly be ridiculous to require all travelers to declare the small change in their pockets, yet allow undeclared paper money up to $10,000.
What the second part tries to say is that all kinds of currency, whether coins or banknotes, and whether US issue or not, count towards the $10,000 threshold. (And if you do hit that threshold, then in principle you must declare all of what you've got, including pocket change).
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While there aren't rules on how much money you can carry in or out of the United States, there are requirements for reporting the cash. If you're carrying currency equivalent to $10,000 or more, you have to report the money to customs.How much money can I bring to us without declaring?
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You may bring large sums of money with you in the form of cash, money order, or traveler's checks. There is no maximum limit, however, any amount exceeding $10,000 USD must be declared upon arrival on both the Form 6059B and FinCEN 105.What happens if you travel with more than 10 000 dollars?
If you bring more than $10,000 USD you have to notify customs and fill out a Report of International Transportation of Currency and Monetary Instruments (FinCEN 105). It's very important to know that this means any form of cash that equals $10,000 USD.Is It Illegal to Travel With More Than $10,000 US Dollars in Cash?
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Answer 2
The form you have to fill out on landing asks
I am (we are) carrying currency or monetary instruments over $10,000 US or foreign equivalent
And you can choose Yes or No
It does not ask you to fill out that you have $73.87 with you. What the article is saying is that when you answer that question, you must include your foreign bills, foreign coins, solid gold collector coin worth $5000 each, and various cashlike things such as money orders. You can't later say "oh! I thought you just meant US cash!" or "oh! I didn't count these Krugerrands they aren't money really!"
Any regular watcher of Border Security will observe people who say "no" to that question, have tens of thousands of dollars with them, and say things like "well I have $9000 US (or Canadian) and the rest is Chinese money so it doesn't count." It counts.
Answer 3
If you have various undeclared kinds of currency, (whether coins or banknotes, and whether US issue or not), that, when added together, superede the $10,000 threshold, you need to select
YES
and declare it.
New rules passed in 2012, you need to submit fin105_cmir Form.
Prepaid access devices count as "monetary instruments" like bitcoin wallet, prepaid credit card (money that can be spent by anyone who bears the instrument) need to be declared.
More Info US Gov Declaring currency when entering the U.S. in-transit to a foreign destination
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